Season 1, Episode 7: Nixon on Civil Rights - a podcast by SIU History

George joins Ben and Josh to discuss the very mixed record of Richard Nixon on Civil Rights. Before being president, Martin Luther King and Black newspapers had praised Nixon for his Civil Rights Records. However, his hesitation on speaking with black leaders during his campaign against John F Kennedy, and later his Southern Strategy in his next campaign quickly changed how he was viewed by the Black community. 1

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